to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
at a loss for words; stumped for words
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
other nations; other peoples
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
outbreak of war; starting a war
to knock down; to knock off
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches